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Copenhagen may be able to boast the most chic of cyclists, but it is not the only major city in the world to combine beauty and bicycles. Take Darlington, that bustling metropolis in the North East of England, where a pedal revolution  is being fomented  by a bunch of radical teenage girls. Yes, you read that correctly – teenage girls.

Beauty and the Bike (Darlington Media Group)

Yes, these little Darlingtons have set up a group aptly called Beauty and the Bike, and on their sit-up-and-beg Dutch-made bicycles they are spreading the word among one of the most hardened group of cycle-atheists in existence – young women. Their message is: you can look cool on a bicycle, and you can do so without wearing Lycra.

The project was established in 2008 by the Darlington Media Group, and some of the girls involved have visited in Bremen, Germany, to see just what a cycling society should be like. Now through their website, a DVD and a book they are promoting their good work to a wider audience.

Well, what more can we say, but “Right on, girls. Viva la revolution!” Now go and check out that DVD on their website.

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